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2004-10-12 Arabia

Saudis (say) have intercepted 100,000 infiltrators this year

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-10-12 3:01:30 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Even taking into account the customary exaggeration, that's a heckuva lot of people. If we add in the fact that the Saudi military and security forces are thoroughly penetrated by al Quaeda, it verges on the miraculous. What happened to all those people, I wonder...

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-12 12:04:08 PM|| 2004-10-12 12:04:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Turned back" Huh? Please define.
TW, I'm with you. What happened to these folks? 100,000? Show me the docs. Sounds like the PR machine is on steroids.

Posted by chicago mike 2004-10-12 12:56:19 PM|| 2004-10-12 12:56:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I personaly suspect that the 100,000 is a symbolic number. Remeber that pre-industrial iron age cultures do not place a great deal of value on precision/accuracy. These guys are just blowing smoke, trying to make themselves look good.

Posted by N Guard 2004-10-12 2:13:35 PM|| 2004-10-12 2:13:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Ok, Fred. I know what Samoans and Lapplanders are but, please, what is a Vep???

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-12 9:13:01 PM|| 2004-10-12 9:13:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 One of Russia's minorities, living in the Baltic area. There are about 13,000 of them, of whom about 2500 speak the Vep language.

Posted by Fred 2004-10-12 10:19:42 PM|| 2004-10-12 10:19:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Veplanders?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-12 10:34:38 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-10-12 10:34:38 PM|| Front Page Top

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